MANILA, Philippines — The new administrative order on medical assistance should clearly state that patients need not “beg” politicians for help, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Thursday. Hontiveros, chair of the Senate committee on health and demography, made the remark amid the Department of Health’s (DOH) revision of guidelines for the Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Persons (MAIFIP). “Our decision in the Senate and House is clear: There should be no need to go door-to-door to politicians’ offices to beg for guarantee letters just to get medical treatment,” Hontiveros said in a statement. “That’s why I hope the DOH […]... Keep on reading: Hontiveros tells DOH: Make new medical aid rules free of political favor